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For other mythic firebirds, see Fire bird (mythology).
For other uses, see Phoenix.
The phoenix from the Aberdeen Bestiary.
The phoenix from the Aberdeen Bestiary. The Aberdeen Bestiary ( Aberdeen University Library MS 24 is a 12th century English Illuminated manuscript Bestiary that was first listed

The phoenix (Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ, phoínix) is a mythical sacred firebird in ancient Phoenician mythology, and in myths derived from it. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore"

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A phoenix is a mythical bird with a tail of beautiful gold and red plumage. Plumage refers both to the layer of Feathers that cover a Bird and the pattern colour and arrangement of those feathers At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises. Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum verum, synonym C zeylanicum) is a small Evergreen Tree 10–15 metres (32 The new phoenix is destined to live, usually, as long as the old one. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (sun city in Greek). Embalming, in most modern Cultures is the Art and Science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall Decomposition Myrrh is a reddish-brown Resinous material the dried sap of the tree Commiphora myrrha, native to Yemen, Somalia This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Heliopolis (or On) ( Greek: or) meaning sun-city was one of the most ancient cities of Egypt, and capital of the 13th Lower Egyptian nome Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — a symbol of fire and divinity. In Biology, an Organism is said to regenerate a lost or damaged part if the part regrows so that the original function is restored In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance Divinity and divine (sometimes 'the Divinity' or 'the Divine' are broadly applied but loosely defined terms used variously within different faiths and belief systems — [1]

Although descriptions (and life-span) vary, the phoenix (Bennu bird) became popular in early Christian art, literature and Christian symbolism, as a symbol of Christ representing His resurrection, immortality, and life-after-death (1 Clement 25). The Bennu bird serves as the Egyptian correspondence to the phoenix, and is said to be the soul of the Sun-God Ra. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Christian symbolism is defined as the investing of outward things or actions with an inner meaning the expression of Christian ideas This article concerns itself with Jesus Christ Christian, Islamic and other religious interpretations of resurrection in general Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of living in physical or spiritual form for an Infinite length of Time. AfterLife is a film drama set in Scotland directed by Alison Peebles made in 2003 about an ambitious Scottish journalist forced to choose between The Epistles of Clement ( 1 Clement and 2 Clement) are two letters ascribed to Saint Clement, an Apostolic Father, and the fourth Pope Michael W. Holmes points out that early Christian writers justified their use of this myth because the word appears in Psalm 92:12 [LXX Psalm 91:13], but in that passage it actually refers to a palm tree, not a mythological bird. [2] However, it was the flourishing of Christian Hebraist interpretations of Job 29:18 that brought the Joban phoenix to life for Christian readers of the seventeenth century. At the heart of these interpretations is the proliferation of richly complementary meanings that turn upon three translations of the word chol -- as phoenix, palm tree, or sand -- in Job 29:18. " [1]

Originally, the phoenix was identified by the Egyptians as a stork or heron-like bird called a benu, known from the Book of the Dead and other Egyptian texts as one of the sacred symbols of worship at Heliopolis, closely associated with the rising sun and the Egyptian sun-god Ra. Storks are large long-legged long-necked wading Birds with long stout bills, belonging to the family Ciconiidae. The herons are wading Birds in the Ardeidae family Some are called Egrets or Bitterns instead of herons The Bennu bird serves as the Egyptian correspondence to the phoenix, and is said to be the soul of the Sun-God Ra. ' The Book of the Dead' is the common name for the Ancient Egyptian Funerary text known as ' Spells of Coming' (or ' Going') ' Forth By Day' The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the various religious beliefs and rituals practiced in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic period until the adoption of Christianity "Sun god" redirects here For the Ramsey Lewis album see Sun Goddess (album. Ra (pronounced Rah and sometimes as Rê, is an Ancient Egyptian sun god.

The Greeks adapted the word bennu (and also took over its further Egyptian meaning of date palm tree), and identified it with their own word phoenix φοίνιξ, meaning the color purple-red or crimson (cf. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The Date Palm ( Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm in the genus Phoenix, extensively cultivated for its edible Fruit. Crimson is a strong bright deep Red color combined with some Blue, resulting in a tiny degree of Purple. Phoenicia). Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun They and the Romans subsequently pictured the bird more like a peacock or an eagle. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its The term peafowl refers to Gallinaceous Birds classified within the genera Rheinardia Argusianus Afropavoand Pavo Eagles are large birds of prey which are members of the Bird order Falconiformes and family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera According to the Greeks the phoenix lived in Phoenicia next to a well. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance At dawn, it bathed in the water of the well, and the Greek sun-god Apollo stopped his chariot (the sun) in order to listen to its song.

One inspiration that has been suggested for the Egyptian phoenix is the flamingo of East Africa. Flamingos or flamingoes ( are gregarious Wading birds in the Genus Phoenicopterus and family East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. This bright pink or white bird nests on salt flats that are too hot for its eggs or chicks to survive; it builds a mound several inches tall and large enough to support its egg, which it lays in that marginally cooler location. In most Birds and Reptiles an egg ( Latin ovum) is the Zygote, resulting from Fertilization of the Ovum. The convection currents around these mounds resembles the turbulence of a flame. In Fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is a fluid regime characterized by chaotic Stochastic property changes A flame is often defined as the visible (light-emitting part of a Fire. In zoology, flamingos are part of the family Phoenicopteridae, from the generic name Phoenicopterus or "phoenix-winged. "

Some medieval Jewish commentators comment upon the Hebrew word Hol (חול) in the biblical book of Job (". PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ . . Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand (Hol). . . ", Job 29:18, the King James translation) as referring to phoenix [3].

"Phoenix" is also the English-language name given to the most important bird in Chinese mythology, the fenghuang, with its own set of characteristics and symbolic meanings. Fenghuang are mythological Chinese birds that reign over all other birds

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In Persian mythology, Si'morgh, (Persian: سيمرغ, Middle Persian: senmurv) was a winged, bird-like creature that was very large and extremely ancient. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Middle Persian is the Middle Iranian language/ethnolect of Southwestern Iran that during Sassanid times (224-654 CE became a Prestige dialect The Simurgh appears in many Iranian literary classics such as Farid ud-Din Attar's Conference of the Birds as instructor and birds leader, and in Ferdowsi's epic Shahnameh (The Book of Kings); Phoenix raised up and cherished Zaal or Zal, father of Rostam. Abū Hamīd bin Abū Bakr Ibrāhīm (born 1145-46 in Nishapur &ndash died c Hakīm Abū l-Qāsim Firdawsī Tūsī ( more commonly transliterated as Ferdowsi, (935&ndash1020 was a highly revered Persian Poet. Shāhnāmé, or Shāhnāma ((alternative spellings are Shahnama Shahnameh Shahname Shah-Nama, etc Zāl (زال in Persian) is a legendary Persian warrior from the old Persian "The Book of Kings" or For the historical general who fought at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah for the Sassanid Empire, also mentioned in the Shahnameh, see Rostam Farrokhzād

The phoenix is a central figure in Lebanese ancient and modern cultures, as Lebanese are descendants of the Phoenicians and often claim themselves sons of the Phoenix. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Lebanon, and Beirut particularly, is often depicted symbolically as a phoenix bird having been destroyed and rebuilt 7 times during its long history.

The phoenix in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
The phoenix in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial Palace from the mid- Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

In China, Fenghuang ("鳳凰") is a mythical bird superficially similar to the phoenix. Fenghuang are mythological Chinese birds that reign over all other birds It is the second most-respected legendary creature (second to the dragon), largely used to represent the empress and females. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide The phoenix is the leader of birds. In Japan, the phoenix is called hō-ō(kanji:"鳳凰") or fushichō (不死鳥?); "Immortal Bird".

In Russian folklore, the phoenix appears as the Zhar-Ptitsa (Жар-Птица), or firebird, subject of the famous 1910 ballet score by Igor Stravinsky. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending In Slavic folklore, the Firebird (жар-птица zhar-ptitsa, literally heat bird from птица Bird Old Russian жар Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Firebird ( French: L'Oiseau de feu; Russian: Жар-птица Žar-ptica) is a 1910 ballet by Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to The phoenix was featured in the flags of Alexander Ypsilantis and of many other captains during the Greek Revolution, symbolizing Greece's rebirth, and was chosen by John Capodistria as the first Coat of Arms of the Greek State (1828-1832). The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (Κόμης Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας - Komis Ioannis Kapodistrias in Giovanni Capo d'Istria Conte Capo d'Istria In addition, the first modern Greek currency bore the name of phoenix. The phoenix ( Greek φοίνιξ was the first Currency of the modern Greek state Despite being replaced by a royal Coat of Arms, it remained a popular symbol, and was used again in the 1930s by the Second Hellenic Republic. The history of the Hellenic Republic constitutes three discrete republican periods in modern Greek History: 1822 - 1832, 1924 - However, its use by the military junta of 1967-1974 made it extremely unpopular, and it has almost disappeared from use after 1974, with the notable exception of the Greek Order of the Phoenix). Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group. The Order of the Phoenix ( Greek Τάγμα του Φοίνικος) is an Order of Greece, established on May 13, 1926

In Jewish folklore, it is said that the phoenix was the only animal not to join Adam in his banishment from the Garden of Eden. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ See also Adam and Eve Adam ( Hebrew: אָדָם was according to a literal interpretation of Genesis, the first man created by Not to be confused with Eden Gardens.The Garden of Eden ( Hebrew "pleasure" גַּן עֵדֶן Arabic: جنات عدن,

The phoenix is also a prominent symbol on the flag and seal of the City and County of San Francisco, symbolizing the city rising from the ashes of the devastation caused by the 1906 earthquake. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Similarly, the phoenix is also the central feature of the seal and flag of the City of Atlanta, along with the word Resurgens (Latin for having been restored/rebuilt, revived, rose up/appeared again; rared up again, lifted oneself), symbolizing the seemingly continual rebirth of the city after several devastating fires, most notable of which are General Sherman's burning of the city during the American Civil War on November 15, 1864 and the Great Atlanta fire of 1917. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on Monday May 21 and was finally extinguished by 10 PM In New York, 7 weeks after 9/11, in a widely-televised event, a giant illuminated Phoenix puppet led New York's Village Halloween Parade as a symbol of the city's rebirth from the ashes (the puppet was designed by Parade designer Sophia Michahelles of the group Superior Concept Monsters)

Phoenix, Arizona was so named due to the town's usage of old Hohokam (Native American) canal paths, and the fact that the area contained the remains of various Hohokam settlements. New York's Village Halloween Parade is an annual Holiday Parade and street pageant presented the night of every Halloween ( October Sophia Michahelles is one of the two chief artists and Puppeteers of Superior Concept Monsters, makers of pageant Puppets and other processional art Superior Concept Monsters is an ensemble of performing artists and theatrical technicians devoted to pageant puppetry and processional art Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Hohokam (ho-ho-KAHM Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States It is believed that this group migrated out of the area due to devastating floods and droughts between 1300-1450 AD. The establishment of modern Phoenix was seen as a rebirth of this older civilization. The new city itself suffered damage from several large floods in its early years, such as in 1900, but eventually grew into one of the US's largest metropolitan areas as of the 21st century. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The mythological bird is present on the city's flag and logo.

See also

The Phoenix represented in the 60 years of peace coin.
The Phoenix represented in the 60 years of peace coin.

References

  1. ^ Herodotus, The firebird also has an abitity to vanish people and warp them to another place( despite theories made by geeks named Christopher phoenix birds have no teeth). The phoenix has proved an enduring allegorical symbol symbolizing rebirth renewal or uniqueness and often appears in modern Popular culture The Histories II. 73
  2. ^ (Holmes, The Apostolic Fathers: Greek texts and English translations, page 59. )
  3. ^ The Phoenix.

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